Political tensions continue to weigh on world stocks

"If the USA and South Korea carry out strikes and try to overthrow the North Korean regime and change the political pattern of the Korean Peninsula, China will prevent them from doing so", the editorial's authors said.

The comments follow reports that North Korea has mastered a crucial technology needed to strike the United States with a nuclear missile.

The strong earnings season helped propel USA stocks to record highs.

Shares of Snapchat-parent Snap Inc.(SNAP) slid 12% a day after its earnings missed forecasts (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/snap-ceos-promise-cant-overcome-declining-ad-rates-stock-heads-toward-new-lows-after-earnings-2017-08-10), and the social-messaging company disclosed that average ad prices fell in the second quarter.

"Should the North Korea situation develop it may just prove to be the catalyst to push the institutional world to commit flows back to this asset class on a sustained basis", he said.

The Toronto Stock Exchange's benchmark Standard & Poor's/TSX Composite Index fell 39.02 points, or 0.26 percent, to end the day at 15,217.33.

A widely followed measure of market anxiety .VIX jumped late in the day to close at its highest in almost a month. Germany's DAX Index fell 0.6 percent, while the UK's FTSE 100 Index retreated 1.2 percent, and France's CAC 40 Index slid 1.4 percent.

U.S. ECONOMY: Employers posted a record number of open jobs in June while a survey of small businesses showed optimism improving. That "looks high enough to be consistent with a 5 percent-plus pace for real GDP growth", said Jim O'Sullivan of High Frequency Economics in a report.

However, New York Fed President William Dudley said on Thursday he expected inflation to rise and suggested that the central bank was on track to raise rates once more this year. It should be kept in mind that the inflation figures have the ability to impact the prospects of higher U.S. interest rates, and this will possibly have a direct correlation to the value of Gold. Still, he said, "the Washington, D.C., bedlam and North Korea's saber-rattling is muddying the broader landscape".

But losses soon resumed, with Tokyo edging down as the Nikkei again came under pressure from the strength of the safe-haven yen, which hit eight-week highs Wednesday against the dollar. The euro edged down to $1.1726 from $1.1751.

The Canadian dollar was trading at an average price of 78.67 cents United States, down 0.04 of a USA cent. It added 39 cents to $49.56 a barrel overnight. Brent crude, used to price worldwide oils, gave up 29 cents to $51.85 in London. Brent crude, the worldwide standard, lost 23 cents to $52.14 in London.

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On Jan. 27, Trump made an executive order to create the Nuclear Posture Review, which will analyze the U.S.' nuclear capabilities. It's that the president's rhetoric is a primary way that North Korea understands American intentions.

In Japan , the Nikkei 225 was down 1.29% at 19,738.71, as the yen gained on the dollar, last moving ahead 0.43% to JPY 109.85. The dollar index .DXY , which tracks the greenback against six rival currencies, was down 0.17 percent to 93.391.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wants world recognition for his regime and the US needs to stop backing him into a corner. Donald Trump has called on the United Kingdom to help him track down Kim Jong-un's nuclear bases in North Korea .

But he said progress could be hampered by demands from Pyongyang for a halt to joint exercises between US and South Korean forces. Video of the Yalu River Bridge posted to YouTube by user Xi Tianqi showed a line of trucks moving slowly across the bridge.

Axiom Securities restated a "sell" rating on shares of United States Steel Corporation in a research note on Thursday, March 16th. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in shares of Timken Steel Corporation by 115.2% in the first quarter.

But Gorka, a controversial figure in the national security community, dismissed Tillerson's authority on the subject. He argued that United States policy towards the rogue nation will not stay the course of previous administrations.

Security Council resolution, if not for anything else. "He has genuine concern about the direction of events in North Korea ". On August 10, a day after Trump's " fire and fury " threat, an emergency anti-war rally was held in front of the White House.

The UN has accused the army of invading the building, which is used as its humanitarian base, without authorisation. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the United Nations had formally complained to the Nigerian government.

We will not stop till the BJP is ousted from power", Mamata said after launching the campaign that will continue till September 5. She told the State Assembly that there had been a loss of Rs. 550 crore and that the State administration had shown restraint.

Liberty Interactive Corporation ( NASDAQ QVCA ) opened at 22.60 on Friday. 246,505 shares of the company's stock were exchanged. Meeder Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Liberty Interactive Corporation by 115.9% in the second quarter.

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